Homemade 2x4s Wood Truck Rack - Heavy Duty

Whether it's carrying wood, a ladder, a kayak or canoe or any long piece, this wooden rack is the best. Made with four 2x4s, this rack is quick to build and will save you costly delivery at your local hardware store. Here how i made it, but before, here's à little disclaimer.

::::: DISCLAIMER :::::

I am not an engineer and i designed this wood rack for myself. There is no known safe working load for a DIY rack, especially wood rack. So the safest rule is using your judgment. I tested my rack progressively, to make sure everything was safe and nothing was moving. At the end, i was able to transport twenty 16' foot long planks easily and nothing was moving at all. Light steel truck rack have a working load of 300lb, so going under should not be a problem. Again, use your judgment, make sure you and everyone on the road is safe. Always strap your load to the truck bed box and not only to the wooden rack. Check your local law if you are allowed to build a rack for your truck and if you can built it with wood. This rack is designed to be a temporary rack. You should check the rack before each use.

Now, back to the video. :D

So i built this wooden lumber rack for myself, i was building my deck and i had no way to transport my long planks. I had some plywood leftovers so i only had to bought four 2x4s to make this rack. It's a low cost rack, but heavy duty for all yours needs. You can also build this rack for your canoe, kayak, ladder etc ..

Like you can see in the video, the plywood will help to support the load, and i'm also using 4 big GRK lag screws to connect the vertical 2x4s to horizontal ones. The way the plywood sit on the edge of the truck box, this will help spread the load. I painted the whole wooden rack to match the color of the truck and it's a light protection at the same time. This rack is made to be removable, and you should always check the 2x4 truck rack before putting any load on it.

Plumbing strap with ''S'' hook is how i make sure the rack won't go anywhere.

I made an INSTRUCTABLE, click on the following link if you want more details on how i built this rack, and i also included all measurements. Click here : https://www.instructables.com/id/2X4s-TRUCK-RACK/

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